Rail tie and fastener.



-l. 6L W. HANKO'VICH. RAIL UE AND FASTENER. Arkucmou me ocT. w.' ms.

4Patented Feb. 20,1917.

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` elimina-911y f of the blocks 12 and .13 is provided with an 25 which proects from all sides thereof; and ,the si es projecting toward each other as shown more clearly in Fig..3 constitute rail engiginglflanges26. The opposed edges 23 of t rai supporting blocks 12 and 13 are-cut away 'at their u per sides as at 27 directly beneath the ead 25 and rail engaging flan e 26 to provide doveltal seats 28 Within w iicli are mounted dove-tail blocks 29 of compressed fiberor other resilient material.

.In positioning the rail .supporting blocks within the tie io, the blocks 12 are am in troduced thereinto throu h the central space' provided bythe aralle walls 18 with the .flanges 26 inwar ly directed. When low.

osit'ion, the" blocks may be ise of the .tie with the in-v ered into this moved length clined side walls 24 thereof engaging the inclined side walls 1'( of the tie thereby preventing up obviating'accidental displacement. vThe rail supportin blocks 13 are positioned in the channel ties in a similar mannerwith the rail en aging flanges 26 thereof directed outwar 1y and "nterlock'ed with the ties in a like manner. 13p`ositioned as .flan s of the rails 11 are seatedon the bloc s 29 and are slightly spaced upwardly from theciit `away- ,.Ortions 2 0- in the o posite side walls 15 o fora ci'ishi Ining movement ofthe rail durinthe passage of trainsthereoven` l eans .isi provided-'tor holding the outer blocks 12 inlocked engagement -with the 'base flanges .fof the, rails. and includes 'a wrench operated screwv 30 .the .oppositeend walls 16; o the lt` e -for en- Eagement with the. outer face22 o .the said lock. By adjmtngxthe screwsv 30,-"the blocks are moved intoth'e desired position'v4 and in locked enga ent with.the..rails .11.'

j' Themechnnsm or shifting the inwardly positioned rail su orti'ng locks.. 113i` includes a longitudine disposed rod.

ins one end threads' 4lengtl-i as-at 32- and adapted-'for vthreaded reception in the Athreaded socket' 33 provided in one of the blocltsI 13. 'The cent i"a"lV por'- tion rof'the 31 is. provided with a rectangular portion gaging the said rails.-

-carried by the spacing plates-.14 and with.

'rod and lie juxtaposed ward movement thereof and With the blocks 12l and shown' in Fig. 3-the base the tieflO. 'This al ows sssing through 1 rail supportin moved -to a position wheieby'; om e Portionfits' --faces of the tie `'wal 34 as more=clearly shown portions 18 of the tie will cause the blocks 13 to .move into positiveenga ment with the rails 11 with the flanges 2 thereof eni 7551- n order 'to hold the blocks 12 and 13 in locked position by the rod 31z there is.v provided t e s acin plate 14'which is adapted.. to be seate ont e up r edges ofthe side- 1 walls 15. of the tie an be retained insuch position. by .fastenin members sach. screws or threaded. bo ts. 36 passing there'f' through and received in threaded sock'ets;l 37 provided inthe upper edges of the saidv tie walls. Dependingparallel armsf38 are 'plates attached. to they tiev ssi@ I igs. 3 and 6.. The said arms rton 34 of the-f' t ereto to preventl relative rotary movement of `thessid rpd' whereby the rod and rail supporting blocks 13 are effectively locked 'in assembled posi#- the spacin shown in straddle the rectangular tion' inthe tie. I

From the above detailed description of the device, it is `thought that the construction and operation thereof 'will be' plainly. ob'f.

vious, it 'being noted that. the cushion blocks 29.may be-readily replaced when wornotherwigedamagedas well as the-rail sup. porting blocks- 12 vand 13 which' are com?. paratively' inexpensive 'to manuf Mure'.v While the construction show n is* 'eveil to be the preferable embodiment offtliefprts ent invention, itis nevertheless tobe: stood that various changes in the. tion may be'inade without- .departing' of the 'invention the spirit and' scope claimed.- j l 'What we claim asfnew is:. v I- 1. A' device ofthe cles? prising` a rail tie ofv channel'-g` cludjn side wallsnd walls .ai

will', t e inner faces .of .the 'siii v 'upwardly and-.inwardl' .inclined `2Imaam .wali, theicentra `dined faces-.of 'the Side- *tilcally diSP'OSId Wththsf. .blolfhf posed side-wa jreeeivedinsaid'clinne j through the.central` izllii 4e side wallsehereof the inclined' si mlhred"headfsrf..- risas uw .mii supporting necks; .stia-m1 l ngicut'awa op 'faces vh1d heads mjuinocketsiogmsd 1 inf', p'per sides ofsex'd out away portions,

.cushion blocks received in said dove-tail sockets, rail engaging flanges carried by said blocks, a screw passing through each end wall of said tie adapted to; engage the outer faces of the outwardly positioned blocks, a rod having threaded engagement with one of said inwardly positioned blocks and a loose engagement with the other one of said inwardly positioned blocks,P a rectangular portion formed on said rod adjacent said vertical side walls, said notches to .permit movement of a wrench applied to said porH tion and a spacing cover seated on said tie between the inner rail supporting blocks, means for securing the saine thereon and arms depending from saidfr spacing plate adapted to straddle the rectangular portion of said rod to prevent rotary movement thereof whereby the rail supporting blocks are held in adjusted positions.

2. A device of the class described comprising a rail tie of channel formation including side walls, end walls and a bottom cushion blocks received in aid dove-tail sockets, rail engaging flanges carried by the blocks, a screw passing tlirou'fh each end wall of said tie adapted to eng: ge the outer faces of the outwardly positioned blocks, a rod having threaded engagement with onu of said inwardly positioned blocks lind a `loose engagement with the othei: one of said `inthe upper sides of said cut ilvay portions,

inwardly positioned blocks, a rectanghlar portion `formed on said rod adjacent said vertical `side walls, said notches ,to permit 4movement of a wrench applied to said portion and a spacing cover seated on said tic between the inner rail supporting blocks, means for securing the-same thereon and arms `depending from said spacing plate `adapted to str'addle the rectangular portion of said-,rod to prevent rotary movement `thereof whereby the rail supporting blocks are held in,adjusted positions, and rails positioned on said cushion blocks beneath the flanges carried by the supporting blocks, the

upper edges of the side walls of the tic being-cut away whereby the rails are slightly spaced therefromj. .l

3 A rail tie and support comprising a tie supporting blocks, a single element for si# multaneously adjusting the inwardly positioned blocks and means engaging thesingle element to hold the saine in adjusted position.

4. A device of the, class described comprising a channel tie, rail supporting blocks slidably mounted therein and interlocked therewith, rails supported on said'blocks, in dependent adjusting means for the outwardly positioned blocks, asingle element for simultaneously adjusting the inwardly positioned blocks, and means associated with the single element for holding thesaine in adjusted position.

5. A device of the class described coinprisng a channel tie, sliding bloc-lcs interlocked therewith, cushion meanstcarried by'- said blocks for supporting a rail in" spaced relation to said tie, independent adjusting means for theV outwardly positioned blocks and means for simultaneously adjusting the yinwardly positioned blocks.

, 6. A ldevice of the class described coniprising a channel tie, rail supporting blocks slidably disposed therein and interlocked therewith, the outwardly positioned blocks being independently adjustable, means for simultaneously adjusting theinwardly positioned blocks having threaded engagement with one of said blocks and a loose engage-4 ment with the other of said blocks, and means for holding the simultaneously adjusting means inlixed position.

7. A device of the class described com- '-\prising a rail tie of channel `formation, Vrail supporting blocks slidably disposed therein and interlocked therewith, independent adjusting means for* the outwardly posivtioned blocks, means for simultaneoul ad justing the inwardly positioned bloc is, a spacing plate mounted on the upper edges ot said channel tie between said inwardly vpositioned blocks, and cooperating .inea-ns carried by the spacing plate andthe adjuSting means for the inwardly positioned blocks for holding the adjusting means and the inwardly positioned blocks in fixedY position.

8.' A device ot' the class described com-` prising a tieot' channel formation, sliding rail*"supporting blocks arranged therein and interlocked therewith, independent adjusting means for the outwardly positioned locks, one of the inwardly positioned blocks having a threaded opening therein while the other one has a, socket therein, a rod having 5 a threaded end for engagement with the .threaded opening and a plane end fol-.reception in said socket, a Aspacing plate supported on said vtie between heinwardly positioned: blocks and coperatin *i carried by said platev and .rod fdrthe inwardly positioned blocks/in4v posit-ions.

In testimony'whereof we afiizrour signa-- I tures.

VIVAN HANKOVICH.

WINKo HANKOVIICH. 

